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Rockets and missiles in the Arab–Israeli conflict

For information pertaining to the wider conflict, see [Arab–Israeli conflict](/source/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict).

Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip into Israel, 2008 By year (list) 2001 2002–2006 2007 2008 2008 ceasefire Gaza War 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Groups responsible Abdullah Azzam Brigades Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades Ansar al-Sunna Army of Islam DFLP Fatah Force 17 Hamas Islamic Jihad Mujahideen Shura Council PFLP PRC Tawhid wal-Jihad Rocket types Mortar Qassam Al-Quds Katyusha Grad Fajr-5 Cities affected Ashdod Ashkelon Beersheba Eilat Gedera Kiryat Gat Kiryat Malakhi Netivot Sderot Ofakim Yavne Tel Aviv Jerusalem Regional Council areas affected Hof Ashkelon Karmia Netiv HaAsara Yad Mordechai Zikim Eshkol Nir Oz Nirim Yesha Sha'ar HaNegev Kfar Aza Nahal Oz Nir Am Sdot Negev Alumim Sa'ad Merhavim Be'er Tuvia Yoav Bnei Shimon Gush Etzion Settlements affected (evacuated) Atzmona Dugit Elei Sinai Gadid Ganei Tal Katif Kfar Darom Morag Netzarim Netzer Hazani Neve Dekalim Nisanit Rafiah Yam Slav Defense and response Civil defense in Israel Red Color Iron Dome ZAKA See also Rocket attacks on Eilat Projectile attacks from Lebanon v t e

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The **Palestinian rocket arsenal** used in the [Arab–Israeli conflict](/source/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict) includes a wide range of rockets and missiles, varying in design, size and payload capacity. Palestinian rockets include those locally made in Gaza and the West Bank as well as weapons smuggled from Iran and Syria. Rockets are used in [attacks on Israel](/source/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel), mostly to target Israeli civilian centers[1] in addition to Israeli military posts. Various Palestinian groups have used rockets against Israel including [Fatah](/source/Fatah), [Hamas](/source/Hamas), [Islamic Jihad](/source/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad), as well as left-wing groups.[2] Rockets are one of the main [weapons produced by Palestinian militant](/source/Palestinian_domestic_weapons_production) and terrorist groups.

## Types of rockets

Range of Palestinian rockets (shot from Gaza)

Sderot factory bursting into flames following rocket strike

- **[al Nasser](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Nasser_Rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** – used by [Popular Resistance Committees](/source/Popular_Resistance_Committees) and left-wing militant organizations[2] - *[al Nasser-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Nasser-3&action=edit&redlink=1)* - *[al Nasser-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al_Nasser-4&action=edit&redlink=1)*

- **[al Quds](/source/Al_Quds_rocket)** – a homemade rocket used by Islamic Jihad[2] - *Al Quds 101* - *Al Quds 102*

- **[Arafat](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arafat_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** used by the [Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade](/source/Al_Aqsa_Martyrs_Brigade) and Fatah, launched from the West Bank[2][3] - *Arafat 1* - *Arafat 2*

- **[Aqsa-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aqsa-3_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** – used by the [Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade](/source/Al_Aqsa_Martyrs_Brigade) and Fatah[2]

- **[Bahaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bahaa_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** – developed by Al Aksa Martyrs Brigade, named after [Saed Bahaa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saed_Bahaa&action=edit&redlink=1), launched from West Bank[3]

- **Cenin** – a rocket used by Fatah[2]

- **[Fajr-5](/source/Fajr-5)** – an Iranian artillery rocket first developed in the 1990s[4]

- **M-75** – Gazan produced Fajr-5 rocket,[5] used in attacks on Tel Aviv, Israel's most populated city. Hamas has produced the M-75 rockets in local workshops using the drawings and documentation supplied by Iran. The location of the workshops is unknown, though Hamas has displayed their production on Gaza television stations.[6][7]

- **[Jenin-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jenin-1_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** – used by [Fatah](/source/Fatah)

- **[Kafah](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kafah_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1)** – used by [Fatah](/source/Fatah)

- **[Katyusha](/source/Katyusha_rocket_launcher)** – an old term now used to denote the Soviet [BM-21 Grad](/source/BM-21_Grad) rocket launcher and the type of rocket fired from it,[8] first used in 2006 in a strike that killed two Israeli Bedouin Arabs; at the time the Katyusha's range exceeded the Qassam.[9] Soviet designation for the rocket originally was M-21-OF, later changed to 9M22.

- **[Arash](/source/Arash_(rocket))** - an Iranian development of the Grad rocket

- **KN-103** – rocket referenced in threat by Fatah,[10] use and existence unknown

- **[M-302](/source/Khaibar-1)** (*M302*), Palestinian designation **R160** (**R-160**) – a [Chinese designed](/source/Weishi_Rockets), Syrian made rocket, used in attacks on cities near Jerusalem[11][12][13] and Haifa[1]

- **[Qassam](/source/Qassam_rocket)** (or **Kassam**) – a Gazan produced rocket used by Hamas[8] - *Qassam 1* – weighs 35 kilograms and is 180 centimeters long[14] - *Qassam 2* – weighs 40 kilograms and is 180 centimeters long[14] - *Qassam 3* – weighs 50 kilograms and is 220 centimeters long[14] - *Qassam 4* – weighs 40–50 kilograms and is 244 centimeters long[14]

- [Saria-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saria_rocket&action=edit&redlink=1) – used by [Tanzim](/source/Tanzim)

- [Sumoud](/source/Sumoud) – in use by the [Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine](/source/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine)

- [Ayyash-250](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ayyash-250&action=edit&redlink=1) - with a range of 250 km (155 miles) - used by [Hamas](/source/Hamas)[15]

- **[Badr-3](/source/Badr-3)** - unveiled by [Palestinian Islamic Jihad](/source/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad) in 2019, carries a 300–400 kg warhead [15]

### Anti-tank missiles

- **[Yasin RPG](/source/Yasin_(RPG))** – used by [Hamas](/source/Hamas)

- **[al Bana RPG](/source/Al-Bana)** – used and developed by [Hamas](/source/Hamas), in use by other factions

- **[al Batar RPG](/source/Batar)** – used and developed by [Hamas](/source/Hamas), in use by other factions

### Rocket launchers

- **[al Quds-3 Multiple Rocket Launcher](/source/Al_Quds_3)** – in use by [Hamas](/source/Hamas) & [Islamic Jihad](/source/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad_Movement)

## Impact

Main article: [Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel § Effects](/source/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel#Effects)

This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (October 2023)

As of July 2014[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palestinian_rocket_arsenal&action=edit) Palestinian attacks on Israel using rockets have killed 28 people, mostly civilians, and injured more than 1,900 people, but their main effect is their creation of widespread [psychological trauma](/source/Psychological_trauma) and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace.[16] Medical studies in [Sderot](/source/Sderot), the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip, have documented a [post-traumatic stress disorder](/source/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder) incidence among young children of almost 50%, as well as high rates of [depression](/source/Major_depressive_disorder) and [miscarriage](/source/Miscarriage).[17][18][19]

Israel [Iron Dome](/source/Iron_Dome) is Israel's first line of defense against Palestinian rockets, demonstrating an effectiveness of around 90%.[20]

## See also

- [Palestinian rocket attacks](/source/Palestinian_rocket_attacks)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Haifa_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Haifa_1-1) "[Rocket attacks Haifa](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/palestinianauthority/10955377/Hamas-fires-rockets-at-Tel-Aviv-and-Jerusalem.html)." *The Telegraph*. Accessed 12 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-sabarockets_2-5) "[Israel using a variety of weapons](http://www.dailysabah.com/mideast/2014/07/22/israel-using-a-variety-of-weapons-in-gaza-assault)." *Daily Sabah*. 22 July 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-klienrocket_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-klienrocket_3-1) Klein, Aaron. "[Israel deliberately minimizing rocket threat?](http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3249653,00.html)." *yNet News*. 11 May 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Vital Perspective: North Korea.](http://vitalperspective.typepad.com/vital_perspective_clarity/north_korea/index.html) Retrieved on 12 May 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["333mm Fajr 5 (M-75)"](http://militaryedge.org/armaments/fajr-5/). 28 October 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** "[Hamas produces rockets as fighting winds down](https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/aug/13/hamas-rockets-cease-fire-israel-video)." *The Guardian*. 13 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** "[M75 strikes Tel Aviv](http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=714851) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074351/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=714851) 6 October 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." *Maan News* Accessed 12 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-hamasarse_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-hamasarse_8-1) "[Hamas Rocket Arsenal](https://www.businessinsider.com/hamas-rocket-arsenal-2014-7)." *Business Insider*. July 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** "[Katushya fired from Gaza](http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4855056.stm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140807212850/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4855056.stm) 7 August 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." *BBC*. 28 March 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** "[*Israel Channel 24 News*](http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile#content/36830) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150612174417/http://www.i24news.tv/en/mobile) 12 June 2015 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." Accessed 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** "[Syrian made M302](https://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Syrian-made-M302-rocket-fired-by-Hamas-at-Hadera-362008)." *The Jerusalem Post*. Accessed 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** "[Hamas firing chia designed rockets](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/middle-east-unrest/hamas-firing-china-designed-syria-made-m-302-rockets-israel-n152461)." *NBC News*. Accessed 12 August 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** "[Long range Hamas rockets](http://m.ibtimes.com/long-range-hamas-rockets-are-evidence-ties-syria-iran-israelis-say-1624646) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111218/http://m.ibtimes.com/long-range-hamas-rockets-are-evidence-ties-syria-iran-israelis-say-1624646) 6 October 2014 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." *IBTimes*. 10 August 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Qassampolicy_14-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Qassampolicy_14-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Qassampolicy_14-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Qassampolicy_14-3) "[What are Qassams?](http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/prr/qassams.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090414193851/http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/prr/qassams.php) 14 April 2009 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)." Jewish policy center.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wilson_15-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wilson_15-1) Hinz, Fabian (19 May 2021). ["Iran Transfers Rockets to Palestinian Groups"](https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/irans-rockets-palestinian-groups). Wilson Center. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-BBC_catandmouse_16-0)** Martin Patience, [Playing cat and mouse with Gaza rockets](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7270168.stm), BBC News 28 February 2008

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** [Report: Missiles on Sderot increase miscarriages](https://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=304334), Jerusalem Post 24 February 2013

1. **[^](#cite_ref-18)** [Study: Half of Sderot's toddlers suffering from PTSD](http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3739071,00.html), Ynet News 30 June 2009

1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** [Israeli survey: Almost half of Sderot preteens show symptoms of PTSD](https://www.haaretz.com/2012-11-20/ty-article/.premium/half-of-sderot-teens-have-ptsd/0000017f-e6f4-d97e-a37f-f7f519510000), Haaretz 20 November 2012

1. **[^](#cite_ref-20)** [Iron Dome, explained](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/09/world/iron-dome-israel-defense-explained-intl-dg/index.html)

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